In the September-October 2005 issue we published a letter from a student to Sister Grace Dorothy Lim about her article Strange Encounter. Here below is another letter to Sister Dorothy by a high school student from St Scholastica’s College, Manila.

Dear Sr Grace Dorothy Lim,

I am Bernadette Cortes, a third year high school student in Scholastica’s College Manila. My professor in Christian Living Education as

In the September-October 2005 issue we published a letter from a student to Sister Grace Dorothy Lim about her article Strange Encounter. Here below is another letter to Sister Dorothy by a high school student from St Scholastica’s College, Manila.

Dear Sr Grace Dorothy Lim,

I am Bernadette Cortes, a third year high school student in Scholastica’s College Manila. My professor in Christian Living Education asked us to comment on any article we read in Misyon. The minute after I have read your article I knew I had to write to you. I really am not sure what the main reason was but I guess because of the title of your article. It attracted me in a way that I really wanted to read it, maybe because like you I myself had a strange encounter that changed my life. Although my experience will be nothing compared to yours I still would like to share it to you.

When I was still in first year I was a transferee student so I didn’t know anybody at the time. As time passed by I got to know more of my classmates. Then I met a girl who became my worst enemy. I mean wherever we saw each other I knew that an argument would arise. When I reached my sophomore year I was really shocked that my worst enemy in first year was now my classmate. At first, I really didn’t know much what to do. One day, she suddenly approached me and we had a conversation. Eventually, we became best of friends. As of today, we still are. I think this experience was a plan of God for me and that I was meant to have her for my best friend.  Even though, we are no longer on the same class we still are close. I think that we are closer now than when we were before when we were classmates.

From this experience, I learned that the saying “Things are not always what they seems to be” is true. After all I did think that my friend was not a very good person but now that I have come to know her, I realized that she is one of the most beautiful people in the world I have ever met. She is also the reason why I now appreciate and believe more in myself.  I am forever grateful that God gave me the opportunity to meet a person like her.

Thank you for giving me the chance to share my experience to you. I am hoping to hear from you soon. Good luck may God always bless and guide you.

Sincerely,

Bernadette Cortes

Scholastica’s College - Manila

ked us to comment on any article we read in Misyon. The minute after I have read your article I knew I had to write to you. I really am not sure what the main reason was but I guess because of the title of your article. It attracted me in a way that I really wanted to read it, maybe because like you I myself had a strange encounter that changed my life. Although my experience will be nothing compared to yours I still would like to share it to you.

When I was still in first year I was a transferee student so I didn’t know anybody at the time. As time passed by I got to know more of my classmates. Then I met a girl who became my worst enemy. I mean wherever we saw each other I knew that an argument would arise. When I reached my sophomore year I was really shocked that my worst enemy in first year was now my classmate. At first, I really didn’t know much what to do. One day, she suddenly approached me and we had a conversation. Eventually, we became best of friends. As of today, we still are. I think this experience was a plan of God for me and that I was meant to have her for my best friend.  Even though, we are no longer on the same class we still are close. I think that we are closer now than when we were before when we were classmates.

From this experience, I learned that the saying “Things are not always what they seems to be” is true. After all I did think that my friend was not a very good person but now that I have come to know her, I realized that she is one of the most beautiful people in the world I have ever met. She is also the reason why I now appreciate and believe more in myself.  I am forever grateful that God gave me the opportunity to meet a person like her.

Thank you for giving me the chance to share my experience to you. I am hoping to hear from you soon. Good luck may God always bless and guide you.

Sincerely,

Bernadette Cortes
Scholastica’s College - Manila